Laborers union, IGT and Twin River lead list of inaugural gala sponsors
Some of Rhode Island’s biggest corporations opened their checkbooks to pay for Gov. Gina Raimondo’s inaugural ball, including the gaming company the state paid $52 million last year to run Rhode Island’s online lottery operations; and the owners of the Twin River casinos in Lincoln and Tiverton.
‘Reform Caucus’ calls on Mattiello to publish bills 48 hours before a vote
More than a dozen Rhode Island House Democrats who call themselves the "Reform Caucus" put forward a set of changes Wednesday they say will open up the legislative process and help them better serve their constituents.
A group of House Democrats opposed to Speaker Nicholas Mattiello’s reign on Tuesday proposed changes to the legislative process they hope will disperse some of the power that has concentrated in the speaker’s office over the years back to rank and file lawmakers.
R.I. General Assembly preview: Guns, pot, abortion back on the agenda
Rhode Island’s part-time lawmakers will begin a new legislative session on New Year’s Day that starts where the last one left off in June, with a strong push from the left for the legalization of marijuana, an abortion-rights guarantee and a ban on firearms on school grounds. But first: will Nicholas Mattiello remain House speaker?
Raimondo creates committee to promote Census participation
Gov. Gina Raimondo is assembling a committee to make sure as many people living in Rhode Island as possible, preferably all of them, are counted in the 2020 Census.
